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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 9. PUBLIC SECURITIES |
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Subtitle I. SPECIFIC AUTHORITY FOR COUNTIES TO ISSUE SECURITIES |
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Chapter 1475. COUNTY BONDS AND WARRANTS FOR NAVIGATION PURPOSES |
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Subchapter A. RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR FEDERAL NAVIGATION PROJECTS |
Sec. 1475.002. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND DUMPING PRIVILEGES
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(a) For the purpose of navigation or to aid in navigation, a county may, in accordance with Section 1475.003, acquire right-of-way and necessary dumping privileges for a canal or waterway the construction of which is authorized by federal legislation.
(b) The county may:
(1) acquire the right-of-way and necessary dumping privileges by purchase, through donation, or by exercising the county's power of eminent domain; and
(2) convey the right-of-way and dumping privileges to the United States by a deed executed in the manner that other deeds by a county must be executed.
(c) In lieu of exercising its power of eminent domain, the county may:
(1) allow the United States to acquire the right-of-way and necessary dumping privileges through the United States' power of eminent domain; and
(2) lend the county's credit by guaranteeing the United States that the county will pay the resulting judgment or assessment of damages for the value of the condemned property.